Speeches and statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide

Thank you, Denmark, for hosting us today. Norway is a committed friend of Ukraine. We stand by you both politically and economically. Our support package over the last 5 years amounts to more than 100 million euros. We are encouraged by the number of reforms undertaken during the past year - even under very challenging circumstances.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Ine Eriksen Søreide's opening address at the symposium on the minimization of highly enriched uranium. The symposium was arranged by the Ministry together with the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would like to thank the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and the co-organisers, the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, for giving me the opportunity to speak on oceans and the importance of international cooperation.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide opened the extraordinary meeting in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) for Palestine in Brussels 31 January. She started the meeting with the following statement.